HQS Wellington
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 Wellington moored in London on the Thames.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Wellington |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Launched | 29 May 1934 |
| Out of service | 1947 |
| Identification | Pennant number: U65 |
| Fate | Sold as headquarters ship |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Wellington |
| Owner |
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| Status | Headquarters ship on River Thames |
| General characteristics (World War II) | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 266 ft 3 in (81.15 m) o/a |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | RN ships : 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) – 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament |
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HMS Wellington (launched
Built at Devonport in 1934, HMS Wellington served in the Pacific mainly on station in
The Grimsby-class anti-submarine sloops of 1933-36, which included HMS Wellington, were the predecessors of the Black Swan class of 1939.
Honourable Company of Master Mariners
It was always the ambition of the founding members of the company to have a
The cost of this conversion was met by an appeal to which
In 1991, HQS Wellington was
Since 2014, Wellington has also served as the London postal address of the Flag Institute.[1][2]
The Wellington Trust
In 2005, The Wellington Trust was set up as a registered charity under English law.[3] Ownership of the Wellington was then transferred to the Wellington Trust, while remaining the headquarters of the HCMM.[4] On 12 April 2023, due to safety concerns, the Honourable Company left the ship, though they were developing plans for a new floating livery hall.[5][6] After a period of maintenance and compliance work, the Wellington Trust announced the ship is safe for public use and meets all statutory legal requirements and licences to operate. The first phase of the reopening of the ship to the public began on 2 October 2023. Wellington will continue to be a floating classroom and venue for events. [7]
See also
References
- ^ "Winter Meeting, 15th November 2014 Ibis City Centre, Birmingham". FI Gazette. December 2014.
- ^ "Contact Us". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "THE WELLINGTON TRUST, registered charity no. 1109066". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Wellington Post World War Two". Wellington Trust. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "HCMM's Departure from HQS Wellington". London: Honourable Company of Master Mariners. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "HQS Wellington". London: Honourable Company of Master Mariners. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Aboard the Wellington". London: The Wellington Trust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
Further reading
- Campbell, N. J. M. (1980). "Great Britain (including Empire Forces)". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 2–85. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben & Bush, Steve (2020). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (5th revised and updated ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9327-0.
- Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.
- Tramp to Queen autobiography by Capt. John Treasure Jones, The History Press (2008) ISBN 978 0 7524 4625 7
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- Munro, A. D. (2006). HMS/HQS Wellington. Wellington Trust. ISBN 978-0-9553405-0-5.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
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